CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE

Category: Game Reviews

Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.

A knight dashes through a vast dungeon corridor filled with glowing keys and ancient stone archways.

Chasm: A Metroidvania Gamble That Only Partly Pays Off

Chasm is a 2018 Metroidvania with procedurally generated maps. We break down its combat, boss fights, and why the randomness only partly works.

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 17, 2026

A shadowy figure clad in black clings to a rooftop above a city shrouded in mist.

Game Reviews7.1/10

Catwoman (2004): A Licensed Game That Clears Its Own Low Bar

Catwoman (2004) was Argonaut Games' last release for 19 years. A licensed tie-in that beats its reputation, with Halle Berry's face and Jennifer Hale's voice.

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 17, 2026

A small hero moves quickly across a bright level filled with hazards.

Game Reviews6.3/10

Rainbow Moon’s grind outlasts its charm

Rainbow Moon review: SideQuest's 40-hour strategy RPG has six heroes, 100 skills and 20+ dungeons, but its slow grind earns a 6.3/10.

By mitch·5 min readSeptember 17, 2026

A warrior wields sword and gun before a ruin lit with strange light.

Game Reviews7.8/10

Lo Wang’s 2013 comeback still swings a katana better than it does a joke

Shadow Warrior (2013) review: Flying Wild Hog's reboot puts a katana at the center of a demon-slaying shooter. Score: 7.8/10.

By mitch·6 min readSeptember 17, 2026

A witch stands before her castle, surrounded by strange monsters she has raised.

Game Reviews6.2/10

NIS America’s swamp witch RPG wastes a strong opening on repetitive combat

The Witch and the Hundred Knight review: Nippon Ichi's 2013 action RPG has a great swamp witch in Metallia, but Gcals, karma and bugs drag it down. 6.2/10.

By mitch·6 min readSeptember 17, 2026

A spy dashes through a brightly lit office hallway while guards and alarms pursue him.

Game Reviews6.3/10

CounterSpy: A Stylish Cold War Stealth Game That Never Quite Builds

CounterSpy review: the 2014 Cold War stealth shooter from Dynamighty pairs 1960s style with procedural bases and a DEFCON pressure system. Score: 6.3/10.

By mitch·7 min readSeptember 17, 2026

A solitary figure trudges through a shadowed forest under a pale winter sky.

Game Reviews6.6/10

Kholat turns the Dyatlov Pass deaths into a walking simulator, and its emptiness is the point

Kholat review: Sean Bean narrates the Dyatlov Pass Incident in IMGN.PRO's survival horror. Great atmosphere, a fear system, and a mystery that loses the trail.

By mitch·7 min readSeptember 17, 2026

A single candle flame casts long shadows through a dim, haunted mansion corridor.

Game Reviews6.2/10

White Night (2015): Darkness as Mechanic, and Its Ceiling

White Night review: OSome Studio's 1930s jazz-noir survival horror makes darkness the mechanic, but Vesper Mansion's mystery never pays off. Score: 6.2/10.

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 17, 2026

A solitary detective wanders a fog-shrouded New Orleans street as unseen horrors linger in the shadows.

Game Reviews6.5/10

Call of Cthulhu Review: Strong Premise, Weak Mechanics

Call of Cthulhu scored 6.5/10 across 8 critics. Our review of Cyanide Studio's 2018 horror RPG, its Darkwater Island setting, and where it falls short.

By mitch·6 min readSeptember 17, 2026